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There is nothing like walking out your back (or front) door, down your steps and into your yard to collect a bit of romaine here, some Bachelor’s button and Nasturtium there, gather a few Walla Walla sweet onions, a handful of shelling peas, a pinch of thyme, some sprigs of basil and whatever else looks […]

Happy Birthday Pampers and Pakhlava! Today my blog turns one. It seems like just yesterday I was sitting in front of my computer screen, forefinger shaking as it hovered over the ‘publish’ button. I’d never written about something so personal in such a public venue. This was a big leap. I was full of nervous […]

I am one of those chicks who talks to plants. I cajole, compliment and cheer them along when I want them to grow. I say I’m sorry and ask for forgiveness when I uproot them. I express my sorrow and offer appreciation for a job well done if their time in our garden comes to […]

What a difference five years can make in a life. On 1-9-05 I was a single girl. I’d been single a long time. On this cold and unusually snowy Seattle Sunday, my first date with Big Papa was on the calendar. We’d arranged for me to pick him up and drive to the Bainbridge Island […]

My copy of ‘The Cuisine of Armenia’ by Sonia Uvezian arrived in the mail today (thank you Amazon.com). If it weren’t for the fact that the Urban Cabin’s kitchen is still mid-remodel, I’d be diving right in to cook Armenian vittles for Big Papa and I. Unfortunately, I am without a stove for the moment, […]

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After 7 great years on Wanderlust and Lipstick, Pampers and Paklava has moved to her own website. Please come visit at pamperspaklava.com. See you there!